The Influence Of Isla Islam

Due to the color prejudice of their white European masters, African Americans suffered greatly from the blatant oppression they experienced for nearly 400 years in slavery. White Americans thought that “Negroes are too backward in evolution to associate with” (Curtis, 52). This attitude pushed a lot of African Americans in the early twenty century to reject all forms of suppression in every possible way. Thus they came up with their own system of beliefs. Their withdrawal from Christianity could be defined as crucial for it was the first step to free them from white supremacy. It was also a step toward a real black theology of liberation. This yearning for a wisdom that can speak for and about their suffering urged a significant number of them to join some black movements which provided a better alternative to Christianity, the religion of their white masters.
This Islam is able to form a nation that may transcend all different skin colors and is made for the “human race” where all can enjoy their freedom. In their search for their place in the conflation of race, religion, and progress, African American found their hope in uniting with other people of color. They find inspiration in this “league” to stand up against the white oppression. The African “imagination” played a great role to reach to the Asiatic nations of Northern America and establish a connection that they may relate to each other as one nation. “Building black unity and Afro –Asian cooperation” (Curtis, 54) is the only guarantee for the freedom of